Food product



Jgn. 9, 1940. w, F sERR 2,186,435

FOOD PRODUCT Filed sept. 1:5, 193e 17 Mc 14e INVENTOR [4 ATTORNEY Passed Jan. 9, 1940 :UNITED s'rATEsiPATENT OFFICE-- i Foorucr y i i William F. Sert, New Yqork. N. Y.. assignor of forty-nineI one-hundredths to New York, N. IY.

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Application September 13, 1938, Serial No. 229,848

s claims. (01. iis-,109)

This invention relates to food products and more particularly to frankfurters, sausages and the' like.

When frankfurters are served individually with rolls `or bread in the form of sandwiches, it is common practice to serve mustard or some other condiment or seasoning with them. It has been 'customary to spread the mustard on the outside of the frankfurter orfon the roll or breadwhich accompanies it. Verymften the mustard drips 0E to soil the hands' or clothing of the.

person handling the sandwich. Moreover, the4 appearance of the sandwich when the mustard is' served -in this manner is often unpleasant.f 15. Nevertheless many enjoy the flavor imparted to the frankfurter sandwich by the addition of such a'condiment or seasoning. f y

'I'he present invention hasfor one of its. purposes the provision of a frankfurter or other similar food product which may be seasoned by the addition of a condimentl such as mustard or'the like to the inside of the frankfurter uniformly along its length thus avoiding smearing on the outside as has been the common practice. 25. Ordinarily the mustard which is servedl with frankfurters is the so-called' preparedmustard which is a thick viscous liquid or is in aflowable semiplastic condition. According to theinvention, the mustard may be can'ied in`a small so collapsible tube or casing which may be placed collapsible tube containing the mustard may be of edible cellulosic material, if desired. Material notbe left on the frankfurters after they are 15' stuffed, cured and smoked. i

Theinner casing which is to contain the mustard may be inserted into individual frankfurt'ers after they are cured and smoked. 4 This 4may be done by the manufacturer, or interme-v 20 diate seller or by the person who dispenses or serves them. In some instances, it may be desirableto separate the'frankfurters from links longitudinally through the interior of the franky furter when manufactured or at any time before serving. Hence, the mustard accompanying the frankfurter may be kept separate from the meat. When the frankfurter is served to the person who is to eat lt and he does not desire the added flavor of mustard, he may withdraw the -inner tube or casing-together with -the mustard in it and .thus leave the frankfurter in'its nat.-

` 40 ural unseasoned state. 0n the other hand, if the personwho is to eat the frankfurter desires the added avoring of mustard, he may, according to .the invention. withdraw the inner casing or tube and at the same time, with facility, extrude the mustard from the casing uniformly along the interior of the frankfurter 'with consequent avoidance of undesirable messinese and smearing onthe outside. V

' It will be understood, of course, that meat products of this type are seasoned with certain condiments, in any event, but the added seasoning here referred to is mustard or the like which is usually added at the time the frankfurter is served or eaten. l To accomplish these desirable ends the after they are smoked and then string a number of them on a lons- Inner casing which will serve 25 to link them again' in suitable numbers. Under some circumstances, it will be found advantageous J to insert the inner casing containing mustard into the frankfurters when the meat is being stuifed into the outer casing by the manufacturer.y In this case, the long-`4 stuffed casingis twisted or tied oir 'in suitable lengths; thus forming frankfurters having the inner mustard .filled-casing.y They may be cured and smoked in `customary fashion. In each'case the frank- 85 furter nally is provided with a meat filling through which lextends a mustard containing inner casing sealed at its' ends. It may be cooked in the usual manner and when served the person who is to eat it may consume the mustard 40 or`remove it from the frankfurter as he sees fit. Although the novel features which are believed to be characteristic of this invention `will be particularly pointed out in the 'claims' appended hereto, the invention itself, as to its objects and 5 advantages. and the manner in which it may be carried out, may be better understood by referring to the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming a part thereof, in which w 50 Fig. 1 is a view in perspective partly broken away of 'an inner casing containing mustard or the like to be placed .in a single frankfurter; Fig. 2 is a view of' a needle extending into a frankfurter with a single inner casingv attached l thereto showing one means for inserting the inner casing into the frankfurter;

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of a frankfurter partly in section showing an inner casing extending therethrough in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 4 is a view of a pluralityof frankfurters strung on an inner casing to form links;

Fig. 5 is a view of a plurality of frankfurters strung as shown in Fig. 4 with the portion of the inner casing between the frankfurters twisted to seal the ends thus forming links; l,

Fig. 6 is adiagrammatic view of the manneil of inserting the inner casing into the frankfurter when the meat is stuffed into, the outer casing;

Fig. '7 is a view of a frankfurter with the inner casing partially Withdrawn and showing a clip or shield useful in removing the inner casing.

Like reference characters denote like parts in the several figures of the drawing. In the following description and in the claims, various details will be identied by specific names for convenience, but they are intended to be as generic in their application as the art will permit.

Referring now to the drawing the inner casing IIJ for a single frankfurter comprises a collapsible tube or casing which preferably is somewhat longer length than the frankfurter II. It should be of restricted cross section, and preferably substantially less than the cross section of the frankfurter itself. The inner casing may contain mustard I2 of suitable extrudable consistency or may contain other desirable seasoning. The ends of the innertube or casing may be sealed off at its ends such as shown at I3 and I4 by twisting or by any suitable sealing methodsuch, for example, as by tying off.

'Ihe individual inner casing thus formed may nally along the interior of the i'i'ankfin'ter. Accordingly, the mustard will be distributed substantiallly uniformlyY along the length of the frankfurter. Consequently, the necessity of smearing mustard on the'outside of the frankfurter is eliminated and this is particularly desirable when the frankfurteris served with a roll as is common practice at public dispensaries.

Inasmuch as the inner casing may, if desired, be made of edible material, it may in some instances be more convenient and desirable not to remove the inner casing at all. Nevertheless, the mustard will be uniformly distributed along the length of the frankfurter and the added avoring may none the less be enjoyed.

According to the invention a plurality of single frankfurters IIa after they have been cured and smoked may be strung on a single long length of inner casing Illa as shown generally in Fig. 4. The portions I4a between the frankfurters may then be sealed off as by twisting as shown at |41) in Fig.A 5. 'Ihus there may be formed a string of frankfurters in links which may later be separated to form individual frankfurters such as shown in Fig. 3 and described hereinbefore.

In 'some instances. it may be desirable to insert the mustard filler inner casing into the frankfurters at the time the meat is stuffed into the outer casing by the manufacturer. This may be 1done by carrying the inner casing Ic in long 'lengths through the stumng nozzle 20 (shown diagrammatically) from which the stuffing meat I1c is charged into the outer casing I6c. In the usual frankfurter manufacturing process the meat is stued into outer casings of relatively be drawn through the :Frankfurter II by the usc of a needle I5 into which the inner casing may be threaded as indicated in Fig. 2. Other means and methods of inserting the inner casing into the frankfurters may suggest themselves.

After the inner casing IIJ is drawn longitudinally through the frankfurter the sealed ends I3 and I4 will be left protruding as shown in Fig. 3. Thus, there may be formed a frankfurter having an outer casing I6 enclosing thestuing or meat I1 in elongated shape having an inner casing 'I0 of restricted cross section containing mustard and extending longitudinally therethrough having the mustard distributed substantially uniformly throughout its entire length but within the'inner casing III. It will be understood, however, that some frankfurters-the so-called skinless type-#do not have a separate outside casing when sold but usually they have a thin integument around them as a result of the curing and smoking means used in-their manufacture.

The frankfurter thus formed may then be cooked or grilled in customary fashion. The person to whom it is served may then consume the frankfurter with or Without the `mustard as he desires. If he prefers not to have the added avoring of the mustard he may` manually withdraw the inner tube I0 by grasping one of the protruding ends I3 or I4. 0n the other hand, if he desires the mustard avoring, he may grasp one of the protruding ends I3 or I4 of the inner tube and withdraw it while simultaneously pinching or otherwise collapsing the tube near the same end of the frankfurter. This will cause the mustard to be extruded from the opposite 'end of the inner tube I0 as it moves longitudilong lengths, thentwisted or tied off into desirable frankfurter lengths. The present invention lends itself admirably to such manufacturing process and the twisting or tying off may be used to seal the inner casing IIlc as shown at I4c. They may then be processed in customary manner and finally the links Ilc may be severed to form single frankfurters having the desirable features and characteristics hereinbefore described.

If desired, a shield or guard 2| which may be of paper or other suitable material may be placed on the end of the frankfurter.v Such a shield will be useful in avoiding any soiling' of the hands when the inner casing Il! is withdrawn from the frankfurter to extrude the mustard into the frankfurter. (See Fig. 7.)

The shield 2| may be in the form of a springlike clip comprising a substantially cylindrical portion 22 having extending therefrom shoulders 23 and 24. The clip may have a perforated ring 25 extending around the clip. Thus, the outer half A may readily be separated from the half B adjacent the frankfurter to expose the end I4 of the inner tube I0 to be grasped by one hand: The other half B of the clip may then serve as a pinching device to collapse the inner casing to cause the mustard therein to be extruded uniformly throughout the length of the frankfurter when the inner tube III is withdrawn from the frankfurter.

It will be understood that the .inventionhas been described with reference to theuse of mustard in the inner casing. It will now be apparent that other forms of seasoning may be utilized in the inner casing and furthermore such an inner casing may be adapted for like purposes with other similar forms of food products.

While certain novel features of the invention have been disclosed and are pointed out in the arsenals annexed claims, it will be understood that various omissions, substitutions and changes may be made by those skilled in the art withoutdepartclosed in an elongate edible casing enclosed substantially .entirely within said mass of food product and having'a portion extending therefrom, said casing-containing said fiavoring material being removable without substantial destruction of said mass of food product.

-2. A` food product comprising a stuiilng o1' meat in -elongated form, a collapsible hollow casing of substantially lesser cross section than said elongated meat portion extending longitudinally through the interior of said meat portion, said inner casing being adapted to receive a season` ing material and 'maintain said seasoning material separate from said meat.

3. A i'ood product comprising a meat portion inthe shape of a frankfurter, a collapsible hollow inner casing of transverse cross section less than the transverse cross sectional area of said meat portion extending through said meat portion and closable lat its opposite ends, and a filling of seasoning material within said inner casing and maintained separate from said meat portion by said casing.

4. A food product comprising a. meat portion in elongated form, a hollow casing extending longitudinally through said meat portion, a lling of extrudable seasoning material within said casing, said hollow casing being of collapsible` material and adapted to be collapsed manually and withdrawn from vsaid meat to extrude the said filling substantially uniformly throughout the length of said meat portion.

' 5. A food product comprising a meat portion in elongated form, a hollow casing extending longitudinally through the interior of said meat por' tion, a lling of extrudable seasoning material within said casing, the ends o1' said casing being closed to hold said lling therein, said hollow casing being of collapsible material and adapted drawn from said meat to be collapsed manually and withdrawn from 4 said meat to extrude th'e said iilling substantialportion. l

6. A rood product comprising a meat portion in elongated form, a hollow casing extending longltudinally through said meat portion and closed at its opposite ends and having portions protruding from said meat portion, a iilling of extrudable seasoning material within said'casing,

-said hollow casing being of collapsible material and adapted .to be collapsed manually and withto extrude the said fllling substantially uniformly throughout the length of said meat portion and a clip about the prouniformly vthroughout the length of said meat truding portion of said casing to collapse-said casing to cause the i'lllingto -be extruded from said casing into said meat portion when said casing is withdrawn from said meat portion.

7. .A food product comprising a meat portion in elongated form, a hollow edible casing extending longitudinally through the interior of said meat portion, a vfilling of seasoning material within said casing'distributed substantially uniformly throughout its length, said casing being adapted to be removed from said meat portion together`with the iilling or to be removed from said 'meat leaving the seasoning material uniformly distributed throughout the length oi' said meat portion according to the desires of the consumer. n

8. A plurality of frankfurters strung lengthwise on a single relatively long length of collapsible tubing of substantially less transverse cross sectional areathan the transverse cross sectional area of the irankiurters, a iilling of season- -ing material within said tubing distributed sub- 

